Bay City Commissioner Chris Girard says Trenton Robinson case offers example of how in-car cameras could be useful

Bay City Commissioner Chris Girard, 6th Ward, said maybe video cameras in police cars would help with investigations such as the recent one into a citizen's complaint filed by Trenton Robinson. The Michigan State University football star and Central High School graduate filed the complaint when he was stopped for failing to signal on Dec. 22 and not issued a ticket until he was dining across town an hour later. Girard understands the report concludes Bay City Police Officer Keath Bartynski used profanity, but that use of force and racial profiling were not substantiated. Girard has fielded suggestions from constituents and attorneys for video cameras in police cars. "At least it clears any question in anybody's minds how these incidents took place."

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